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Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 26 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 763 | 994 | 1273 | 1230 | 1061 | 1011 | 859 | 803 | 679 | 411 | 637 | 566 | 468 | 462 | 376 | 222 | 167 | 163 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:43AM 1.54 | 7:08PM 1.46 | 7:33AM 1.50 | 7:59PM 1.42 | 8:25AM 1.47 | 8:52PM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:21AM 0.33 | 12:45PM 0.36 | 1:01AM 0.38 | 1:29PM 0.41 | 1:44AM 0.42 | 2:15PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago
Continuing clean conditions at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach (calm at Port Chalmers wx 11 km from Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach). 1.8m 17s long period groundswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.
1 h 23 min ago
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